Maragatha Veenai (film)

Maragatha Veenai (transl. Emerald Veena) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Gokula Krishnan, starring Suresh and Revathi. It was released on 14 March 1986.^[1]

Maragatha Veenai
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Directed by	Gokula Krishnan
Screenplay by	Gokula Krishnan
Story by	T. R. Sekhar
Produced by	Rajamanickam
Starring	Suresh Revathi
Cinematography	B. S. Pasavaraj
Edited by	T. R. Sekhar
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Naveena Films
Release date	14 March 1986 (1986-03-14)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Kokila is abandoned as a child and taken in by Carnatic musician who is impressed with her natural singing skills. He and his wife raise her as their own. When her father falls ill, Kokila becomes the sole earner in her family and is forced to go to work. Kokila starts as the new music teacher at a school in a small village. Kannan is the drill master at the same school and is rude to Kokila from their first meeting. Their relationship deteriorates until an injury causes Kannan to repent and apologize for his behavior. The two soon fall in love and Kannan's mother approves of their marriage. Kokila is called back home suddenly and told that her parents have arranged her marriage with Dr. Chandrasekar, the man that saved her father's life. Unable to say no to the people that took her in, she agrees to marry him and breaks things off with Kannan. Things come to a head when Kannan is forced into a marriage by his family and Chandrasekar learns the truth.

Cast

• Suresh as Kannan
• Revathi as Kokila
• Vagai Chandrasekhar as Dr. Chandrasekar
• Goundamani as the school headmaster
• Manorama as Agni
• Senthil as the school clerk
• Kallapetti Singaram as the Thamizh Asiriyar
• Sangili Murugan as the town Minor
• Vinu Chakravarthy as Kannan's uncle
• J. V. Somayajulu as Kokila's adopted father
• Vadivukkarasi as Kokila's adopted mother
• Baby Sonia as young Kokila

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[2][3]

Song	Singers	Lyrics
"Chee Chee Poonga"	Manorama, Malaysia Vasudevan	Thirupathooran
"Ennai Nee Padathe"	S. Janaki	Vaali
"Kanna Vaa"		Vairamuthu
"Isaiyin Deivam"
"Oru Poovanakuyil"		Mu. Metha
"Maragatha Veenai"	K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki	Pulamaipithan
"Suthaa Madhuraya"	V. Dakshinamoorthy, S. Janaki	Tyagaraja

References

1. "Maragatha Veenai (1986)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
2. "Maragatha Veenai". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
3. "Maragatha Veenai (1986)". Raaga.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

External links

• Maragatha Veenai at IMDb